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Chef-Driven Indie Restaurant Pushes Forward Despite Pandemic
- Development
- The Editors
What’s it like to open an independent restaurant at the start of a pandemic?
Coronavirus Fears Grip Diners, 54% Likely to Decrease Full-Service Restaurant Visits
- Development
- Rebecca Kilbreath, Editor in Chief
The novel Coronavirus has led to nearly 60% of consumers being concerned about dining out, with one in five “definitely” avoiding doing so, according to Datassential’s Coronavirus research report, fielded March 10 with 1,000 U.S. consumers. Fears are highest among parents (26%), urban dwellers (25%) and high earners (26%, those with household incomes over $100k/year).
A&W Opens in Historic Nevada Casino
- Development
- The Editors
A&W’s latest opening — in the small historic Wild West town of Tonopah, Nevada, inside the Mizpah Club Casino — is part of the brand’s plan to expand into smaller markets around the country.
6 Best Practices for Designing Restaurant Restrooms
- Design
- Amanda Baltazar, Contributing Editor
Best practices on how to design restaurant restrooms for functionality, aesthetics and those ever-popular bathroom selfies from Molly Forman, RID, Interior Designer and Meghan Scott, Associate, Interior Design at //3877 in Washington, D.C.
Optimism in Restaurant and Foodservice Industry Tumbles
- Development
- The Editors
Expectations for growth are fading in restaurant and other foodservice industries due to an increasingly challenging environment, according to a new study from global management consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting.
Off-Premises Dining Will Aid Restaurant Industry Growth in 2020
- Development
- The Editors
Restaurant industry sales are projected to reach a record $899 billion in 2020, with the moderate 4% growth rate mirroring general economic conditions, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry Report.